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COVID-19

August 24, 2021

a rubik's cube representing coronavirus evolution

Ideas

Parents Are Not Okay

Dan Sinker

August 22, 2021

Ideas

The Noisy Minority

David A. Graham

August 22, 2021

Illustration of a red elephant and a person yelling.

Ideas

History Won’t Help Us Now

Howard Markel

August 19, 2021

A photo collage of images from the 1918 influenza pandemic

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Signs the Vaccines Are Doing Their Job

Katherine J. Wu

August 18, 2021

Health

Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus

Amanda Mull

August 18, 2021

A "COVID risk" chart with photos of items representing various activities—a baseball, a beer, etc.

Politics

Parents Are Losing Their Minds Over Masks in Schools

Olga Khazan

August 18, 2021

Politics

The Year of Postponed Grief

Elaine Godfrey

August 18, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Why Wait for a Booster Shot?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 17, 2021

A black and white photo of a woman wearing a mask pulling the COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe with gloved hands

Science

The Coronavirus Is Here Forever. This Is How We Live With It.

Sarah Zhang

August 17, 2021

Illustration of the coronavirus as pendulums

Ideas

Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids.

Aaron E. Carroll

August 17, 2021

Ideas

I’m Not Afraid of COVID-19. I’m Afraid of School Shootings.

Vedika Jawa

August 16, 2021

Photo of students in a school-shooting drill

Big Story

The Messiest Phase of the Pandemic Yet

Alexis C. Madrigal

August 15, 2021

An illustration of coronavirus spike proteins

Ideas

Don’t Be a Schmuck. Put on a Mask.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

August 13, 2021

Science

Vaccines Are Like Sunscreen … No, Wait, Airbags … No, Wait …

Katherine J. Wu

August 13, 2021

Ideas

Fear of COVID-19 in Kids Is Getting Ahead of the Data

Lucy McBride

August 13, 2021

A mom with two children holding her hands.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic’s Endgame Has Changed

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 12, 2021

Health

How the Pandemic Now Ends

Ed Yong

August 12, 2021

Ideas

Greg Abbott Surrenders to the Coronavirus

Adam Serwer

August 12, 2021

The emergency center at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston, Texas

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: A New Pandemic Reality for America’s Kids

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 11, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Andrew Cuomo Had No Choice

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 10, 2021

Health

Delta Is Bad News for Kids

Katherine J. Wu

August 10, 2021

A young girl wearing a mask sits at a desk with an iPad.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: One Family’s Struggle to Make Sense of 9/11

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 9, 2021

Politics

The Best Way to Keep Your Kids Safe From Delta

Olga Khazan

August 6, 2021

Health

Masks Are Back, Maybe for the Long Term

Katherine J. Wu

August 6, 2021

Ideas

Relax, America: The Vaccines Are Still Working

Craig Spencer

August 6, 2021

A woman wearing a blue mask and gloves pulls vaccine into a syringe.

Culture

Hot Vax Summer Crumbled Before My Eyes

Spencer Kornhaber

August 3, 2021

A waist-down view of a reveler wearing a red, white, and blue flag

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Key Tenets for the Pandemic’s Next Chapter

Katherine J. Wu

August 2, 2021

Black and white image of someone getting a band-aid after a shot

Politics

How to Avoid the Worst Parenting Mistake

Emma Green

August 2, 2021

Emily Oster is featured on a colorful background with graphics surrounding her.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Delta Whiplash Is Here

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 30, 2021

Ideas

‘Why Are We Not Vaccinating Children Under 12?’

Adrienne LaFrance

July 30, 2021

Health

How Did It Come to This?

Katherine J. Wu

July 30, 2021

a map of the country's coronavirus status on July 27, 2021

Ideas

Delta Is Ruining the Summer, and It’s Anti-vaxxers’ Fault

David A. Graham

July 30, 2021

Press Room

Archives of the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic Donated to UCSF, in Partnership With the California Digital Library

July 29, 2021

Health

Vaccines Are Great. Masks Make Them Even Better.

Katherine J. Wu

July 28, 2021

a masked person prepares to receive a COVID-19 vaccine

Ideas

Gentle Encouragement Wasn’t Going to Be Enough

Jemele Hill

July 28, 2021

Illustration of a football player and a vaccine needle.

Sections

The Print Edition

The Coronavirus Could Get Worse

Parents Are Not Okay

The Noisy Minority

History Won’t Help Us Now

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Signs the Vaccines Are Doing Their Job

Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus

Parents Are Losing Their Minds Over Masks in Schools

The Year of Postponed Grief

The Atlantic Daily: Why Wait for a Booster Shot?

The Coronavirus Is Here Forever. This Is How We Live With It.

Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids.

I’m Not Afraid of COVID-19. I’m Afraid of School Shootings.

The Messiest Phase of the Pandemic Yet

Don’t Be a Schmuck. Put on a Mask.

Vaccines Are Like Sunscreen … No, Wait, Airbags … No, Wait …

Fear of COVID-19 in Kids Is Getting Ahead of the Data

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic’s Endgame Has Changed

How the Pandemic Now Ends

Greg Abbott Surrenders to the Coronavirus

The Atlantic Daily: A New Pandemic Reality for America’s Kids

The Atlantic Daily: Andrew Cuomo Had No Choice

Delta Is Bad News for Kids

The Atlantic Daily: One Family’s Struggle to Make Sense of 9/11

The Best Way to Keep Your Kids Safe From Delta

Masks Are Back, Maybe for the Long Term

Relax, America: The Vaccines Are Still Working

Hot Vax Summer Crumbled Before My Eyes

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Key Tenets for the Pandemic’s Next Chapter

How to Avoid the Worst Parenting Mistake

The Atlantic Daily: The Delta Whiplash Is Here

‘Why Are We Not Vaccinating Children Under 12?’

How Did It Come to This?

Delta Is Ruining the Summer, and It’s Anti-vaxxers’ Fault

Archives of the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic Donated to UCSF, in Partnership With the California Digital Library

Vaccines Are Great. Masks Make Them Even Better.

Gentle Encouragement Wasn’t Going to Be Enough